Take a guess at the nicknames for the following aircraft...
Shorts 330/360
Swearingen Merlin
Boeing 747
Boeing 737
Britten-Norman Tri-Islander
Mitsubishi MU-2
Douglas DC-9
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt
General Dynamics F16
Boeing 727
You don’t have to be right, but you will be entered into the contest to win a copy of Barry Schiff’s book, Test Pilot, 1001 Things You thought you Knew about Aviation. Drawing to be held December 22nd.
Oh... and the answers will be posted Saturday December 17th.
"Answers have been posted. Click HERE for quick access to the page."
But first... how fast can a year fly? It flashes by with a blink of an eye. It feels like only yesterday when I baked a cake for An and Hans' birthday. This year, I'm a bit overloaded so the baking was done by snatching last years photo the share the memory. Another year older. Another year wiser. Remember, you both get better with age.
Happy Holidays! Happy Birthday! Happy Day!
XOX Karlene
Cake shots? :) looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteHere's my shot:
Shorts 330/360 - ugly van/box car?
Boeing 747 - Humpback! or Whale
Boeing 737 - uhh baby whale?
Mitsubishi MU-2 - Angry Japanese? lol it's really loud
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt - Warthog!
Boeing 727 - tri-jet :)
I only know a few.
ReplyDeleteThe Boeing 747; Jumbo Jet, Queen of the Skies or the Whale.
Mitsubishi Mu-2: Zero
DC-9/MD-80: Mad Dog
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt: Warthog
General Dynamics (Designed) Lockheed Martin (Produced) F-16: Fighting Falcon
Boeing 727: ( I totally guessing on this :) ) but lil' smoky.
Here are my attempts...
ReplyDeleteShorts 330/360: they threw away the airplane and kept the box it came in
Swearingen Merlin: flying cigar tube
Boeing 747: Classic (before -400) and Lite (-SP)
Boeing 737: This airplane never had a nickname...
Britten-Norman Tri-Islander: ??? Although I have flown one...
Mitsubishi MU-2: ???
Douglas DC-9: DC stands for "Direct Cable"; others say it stands for "Death Carrier"
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt: Wart Hog
General Dynamics F16: Flying Lawn Dart
Boeing 727: Three-holer
I love your answers guys! Wait until you hear what the 727 is... kind of cute. Here is a clue... this is one of my granddaughters favorite Sesame Street characters. :)
ReplyDeleteGood questions and a nice Cake there. My responses are:
ReplyDeleteShorts 330/360 : The Two Tailed Shed, Box, Shoe Box, Barn
Swearingen Merlin: Wild guess- Swearing Merlin :)
Boeing 747:Jumbo Jet, Whale,Humpback.
Boeing 737: Tin mouse, Maggot
Britten-Norman Tri-Islander: Clockwork TriStar
Mitsubishi MU-2: Hiroshima Screamer, Widow Maker
Douglas DC-9: Greasy 9
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt: Hog
General Dynamics F16 : Flying Falcon, Viper
Boeing 727: Tri-jet, Trisaurus,Jurassic Jet,Ear Blaster
Thanks Karlene :)
Shorts 330/360 ... "Hot Pants"
ReplyDeleteSwearingen Merlin ... "Big Fish"
Boeing 747 ... "Whale"
Boeing 737 ... "Little fish"
Britten-Norman Tri-Islander "Gone Fishing."
Mitsubishi MU-2 ... "Cow" Moooo...
Douglas DC-9 ... "Bad Dog."
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt ... "Wart Hog" Cheated and checked what the smart guys said.
General Dynamics F16 I have so many things to say that start with F and 16 years old. Won't go there.
Boeing 727 ... I know! But... not giving this one away.
Candy Cane Dreams and Sugar Cookie wishes... may all your Holidays be Bright!
Merry Christmas!!!
Darby
Hi, Karlene!
ReplyDeleteCouple of entries...
737: I've seen 'SLUF' applied. It stand for Short Little Ugly ...er Fellow. The very early 737-100's were called Footballs (look at the profile).
DC-9: "Diesel-9"
F-16: Viper, Electric Jet and Lawn Dart (which it became if the computers crashed).
727: Jurassic Jet, Three-Holer
747: always affectionately, "The Whale" (never heard of a pilot not liking that airplane).
Sorry, no input on the Shorts, the B-N's or the MU-2.
Regards,
Frank
Boeing 747 -- Jumbo Jet, Humpback
ReplyDeleteBoeing 737 -- Fat Albert, Guppy
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt -- Warthog
Mitsubishi MU-2 -- Widow Maker
Douglas Commercial №-9 -- Baby Nine
F-16 -- Falcon
Boeing 727 -- Tri-jet
Dunno the others! Happy holidays :)
Let's see, I haven't looked above so sorry if these have been posted already:
ReplyDeleteShorts 330/360 "Sherpa"
Swearingen Merlin "San Antonio Sewer Pipe"
Boeing 747 "Queen of the Skies"
Boeing 737 "Guppy" or "Tin Mouse"
Britten-Norman Tri-Islander (not sure, strangest looking plane I've ever seen though)
Mitsubishi MU-2 (Guessing it's something to do with how noisy they are, or maybe how much the love to tip over)
Douglas DC-9 "Diesel 9" or "Mad Dog" for the later MD-80's
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthog"
General Dynamics F16 "Fighting Falcon"
Boeing 727 "Three Holer" maybe?
Hey guys... great guesses! So... nobody has got the 727. Yes... she was called the three-holer. But, that's not her nickname. Keep guessing. So much fun!
ReplyDeleteOKAY, so much fun. Here goes.
ReplyDeleteShorts 330/360 - SHED
Swearingen Merlin – Flying Pencil
Boeing 747 - BABE
Boeing 737 – Tin Mouse
Britten-Norman Tri-Islander – PEG LEG
Mitsubishi MU-2 – WIDOW MAKER
Douglas DC-9 – DEATH CARIER
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt - WARTHOG
General Dynamics F16 – FIGHTING FALCON
Boeing 727 - FLUFF
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These are all great guesses. Saturday the answers will be released. I can hardly wait!
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